Cause seriously, what else are you supposed to do when it’s cold and snowy outside? This gets easier and easier for me.  When you consider that people (read: women) have been baking bread for their families for hundreds and hundreds of years without access to the local Panera…we’ve been brainwashed into thinking it’s rocket science – it’s not!  I’m so lazy now that I don’t even use the stand mixer ’cause I’d have to wash it.  Just dump the yeast, salt and water into the container, then mix in 6 ½ cups of flour (I’m now using unbleached all purpose).  When it gets too hard to mix, I just smoosh it around with my fists and pretend it’s a family member getting what fer!  After having gone through at least ten of the current high-fashion artisan bread-making books, I’ve gone back to the original Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking.  If you’re the type of cook/baker who prefers weight over volume measures or you need gluten-free recipes, then buy The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking which has whole chapters on that.  I would not recommend the Kindle versions, unless you are completely comfortable with electronics in the kitchen – – I sure am not!